Dry high pressure will be over the region today which willpromote temperatures warming into the 60s to around 70 over mostof western North Carolina. In response... relative humidity valuesare expected to fall into the mid 20s for several hours. Finefuels will be slowly drying and fuel moisture may reach criticalvalues during the afternoon hours. Winds will be mostly southwestand increase to around 10 mph with some gusts to 20 mph over thehigher ridge tops. The combination of dry air and fuels willheighten fire danger.